Captured by a Laird (The Douglas Legacy, #1)

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THE DOUGLAS LEGACY The Douglas sisters, beauties all, are valuable pawns in their family s bitter struggle to control the Scottish Crown But when powerful enemies threaten, each Douglas lass will find she must face them alone CAPTURED BY A LAIRD Haunted by his father s violent death, David Hume, the new laird of Wedderburn, sets out to make his name so feared that no one will dare harm his family again The treacherous ally who played on his father s weakness is dead and beyond David s vengeance, but his castle and young widow are ripe for the taking The moment David lays eyes on the dark haired beauty defending her wee daughters, however, he knows this frail looking lass is the one person who could bring him to his knees Wed at thirteen to a man who tried daily to break her spirit, Lady Alison Douglas is looking forward to a long widowhood But when the fearsome warrior known as the Beast of Wedderburn storms her gates, she finds herself, once again, forced to wed a stranger Alison is only a pawn to serve his vengeance, so why does this dark warrior arouse such fiery passion and an unwelcome longing in her heart With death and danger looming, these two wounded souls must learn to trust each otherfor only love can save them. Download Captured by a Laird (The Douglas Legacy, #1) – kino-fada.fr review posted on Got Fiction 4.5The first line starts this off with a bang, Burning her husband s bed was a mistake Alison could see that now Alison was married off very young to a middle aged man who berated her daily, and basically grooming her as she grew up It s so incredibly creepy and heartbreaking at the same time By the time we see Alison, we understand why she burned his bed Because of the way her late husband treated her, he encouraged his staff to treat her just as poorly The review posted on Got Fiction 4.5The first line starts this off with a bang, Burning her husband s bed was a mistake Alison could see that now Alison was married off very young to a middle aged man who berated her daily, and basically grooming her as she grew up It s so incredibly creepy and heartbreaking at the same time By the time we see Alison, we understand why she burned his bed Because of the way her late husband treated her, he encouraged his staff to treat her just as poorly The Alison who we meet on page one is a timid mouse of a girl who is trying to find herself again Thinking that widowho...Ah, if this were written 30 years ago it could have been delicious Alas, bodice rippers are no longer the fashion He sieges the castle and forces the h to marry him, yes, but it was very sanitized No forced seduction or executions of enemies H was known to be a vicious warlord because that s what we re told What we see is a good guy whose bark far exceeds his bite.Granted, there were some consideration to the plight of women and the hero did expect obedience, but he was mostly a marshmallow Ah, if this were written 30 years ago it could have been delicious Alas, bodice rippers are no longer the fashion He sieges the castle and forces the h to marry him, yes, but it was very sanitized No forced seduction or executions of enemies H was known to be a vicious warlord because that s wh...Overall rating 4.5 stars Triggers Cheating view spoiler No hide spoiler Love triangle view spoiler No hide spoiler Sex with om ow view spoiler Nope hide spoiler Previous love life of the MCs view spoiler The heroine was married at the young age of 13 to an older man around the age of 48 GROSS huh She was forced into the marriage and had two children Beatrix who is 10 and Margaret who is 6 years old They are both dolls Anyway, her ex husband died leaving her and the Overall rating 4.5 stars Triggers Cheating view spoiler No hide spoiler Love triangle view spoiler No hide spoiler Sex with om ow view spoiler Nope hide spoiler Previous love life of the MCs view spoiler The heroine was married at the young age of 13 to an older man around the age of 48 GROSS huh She was forced into the marriage and had two children Beatrix who is 10 and Margaret who is 6 years old They are both dolls Anyway, her ex husband died leaving her and the Blackadder s castle up for grabs Now, David Hume s love life is not lacking I remember him making a comment in the very beginning about women not minding the look of him based on ...This review was originally posted on Addicted To Romance Summary David Hume, is determined to make a name for himself and protect the only family that he has left The next step is securing a marriage with the lovely widow, Alison Douglas But first he will need to convince her to marry him and prove himself Alison is recently widowed and so grateful for it She is protective of her two daughters that are her life She wants to enjoy her freedom from a husb...I liked this story but didn t love it Unlike Margaret Mallory s previous series, Return of the Highlanders, I didn t really feel a connection between Alison and David I had a really hard time getting past 1 the way Alison s brothers treated her, 2 the fact that Alison was forced into a marriage against her will and 3 David s insensitivity towards Alison I felts like the romance between these two came out of nowhere and didn t feel developed.Overall, okay but not my favourite by this autho I liked this story but didn t love it Unlike Margaret Mallory s previous series, Return of the Highlanders, I didn t really feel a connection bet...I ve given this a B for narration and a C for content at AudioGals.Albert Einstein defined insanity as being the act of doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results Well, I ve said several times that Highlander stories aren t really my cup of tea, yet I still read and or listen to the odd one or two and end up saying the same things, which, in the light of the above quote, probably saysabout me than anything else.Or perhaps I m just an eternal optimist and I ve given this...TRASHSo basically, this book was not well written at all, I felt no connection whatsoever with any of the characters The hero and heroine were so BORING Usually I m not against the whole forced marriage thing especially medieval times, because it s historically accurate, but THIS WAS SO BAAAAAD So we re introduced to Lady Allison right She s supposed to be strong and independent and a little damaged after being married to an abusive, 30 years her senior husband for like 10 years Then her hu TRASHSo basically, this book was not well written at all, I felt no connection whatsoever with any of the characters The hero and heroine were so BORING Usually I m not against the whole forced marriage thing especially medieval times, because it s historically accurate, but THIS WAS SO BAAAAAD So we re introduced to Lady Allison right She s supposed to be strong and independent and a little damaged after being married to an abusive, 30 years her senior husband for like 10 years Then her husband dies We meet her brothers Her abominable, disgusting piece of TRASH brothers who don t give a FUCK about her The fact that she didn t see that was likebitch how you so blind And then com...That s me nope, not unhappy with the book I m unhappy with the fact that I have to wait MONTHS for the sequel I DO NOT like catching what promises to be a good series right when the first book is released So here s the down low David Hume s father and uncle, under a promise of amnesty, walked into a trap and they were beheaded for their trouble David, now the laird of his clan, is plotting his revenge On his to do list is Lady Alison Douglas, widow of one of his enemies He ll take the man That s me nope, not unhappy with the book I m unhappy with the fact that I have to wait MONTHS for the sequel I DO NOT like catching what promises to be a good series right when the first book is released So here s the down low David Hume s father and uncle, under a promise of amnesty, walked into ...YO This book was the shit I almost forgot what a kick ass story teller Margaret Mallory is I usually like to do her on audio but book 2 in this series is not yet on audio so im gonna have to read it because I cant waitI love Margaret Mallory s books, and this one was no exception In typical fashion, it kept me up way too late and consummed my thoughts until I finished it Looking forward to the next in the series.

Captured by a Laird (The Douglas Legacy, #1)
  • English
  • 11 January 2018
  • Paperback
  • 280 pages
  • 0990759903
  • Margaret Mallory
  • Captured by a Laird (The Douglas Legacy, #1)